Germany

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger mocks big-spending Manchester City over second successive Champions League group stage exit

Optimism among German business leaders rises even as growth slows and Eurozone crisis continues

Budget negotiations could end without final deal as officials fail to reach consensus on spending cut levels.

Hang Seng gained 0.24 percent while Shanghai index was up 0.49 percent. KOSPI rose 0.29 percent.

British Chamber of Commerce in South West China chairman Zhao Yong says Britain falling behind European rivals.

Liverpool target Kevin Grosskreutz has admitted he would like to play in the Premier League

Premier League champions Manchester City prepare for a Champions League showdown with Spanish league winners Real Madrid

Prime minister has been on the phone to EU leaders as he tries to secure budget freeze.

Thomas Eisfeld is hoping to emulate his countryman Serge Gnabry by forcing his way into the Arsenal first team

Moody's cuts France's debt grade to Aa1 and assigns a negative outlook citing a "gradual, sustained loss of competitiveness and the long-standing rigidities of its labour markets"

Claims that up to 400 troops would join European forces in Malian conflict 'premature and inexact'.

Last week the Guardian caused a minor stir after it published a cartoon by Steve Bell that was condemned by some as being anti-Semitic. As if determined to court such accusations, the Guardian has now published an article by a representative of Hamas on its online Comment is Free page.

Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Arsenal will steal fourth place on the table, claiming that the Jack Wilshere's return will give the side the extra ingredient over their adversaries.

Breivik praised Zschaepe’s involvement in murders of nine Greek and Turkish minorities in Germany.

Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo has revealed his disappointment after missing out on a move to Chelsea in 2009.

Arsenal have entered the race to sign Liverpool midfield target Lewis Holtby, according to reports, with the star continuing to take Schalke to new heights in the Champions League and Bundesliga.

Robert Pattinson has joked about making a pornographic version of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, called Banging Dawn

Sebastian Vettel starts from pole, with championship rival Fernando Alonso in ninth, and can win the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship if he wins the United States Grand Prix

Kristen Stewart went for glamour at the final premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, in Berlin

Allegations that IKEA used political prisoners have been verified by an Ernst & Young investigation.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is a doubt for the trip to Norwich City this weekend

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes the Gunners are on course to win trophies in the next two to three years

Global gold demand declines 11% due to weak market in China and Europe.

Former France international believes City still lack big stage experience but does not rule out Champions League progress this season.

Protesters clashed with police and stormed a conference centre hosting a German-Greek meeting in Thessaloniki.

Schalke striker Klass Jan Huntelaar is yet to decide where his future lies as he considers offers from England, Italy and Spain.

The region's second recession in three years comes amid increasingly violent protests over spending cuts and austerity measures.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's agent has rejected suggestions that any deal has been agreed for the striker to either stay or move away from Schalke

Requests from governments to remove content from the web have almost doubled over the course of one year, according to Google's latest Transparency Report.

Preview, team news and where to watch information ahead of Sweden's international friendly against England